re: One Thing No One is Talking About...

He’s a weak side backer and situational pass rusher.

Agree, no reason he can’t play Star

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Perkins is good in coverage but he isn't a safety

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You’re right he’s not a traditional safety. The Star position is a hybrid safety that blitzes much more and is closer to the line of scrimmage. I don’t understand how Baker has all offseason and doesn’t use this

Whit Weeks was your Perkins in the USC game.

He never been good except for a game against Arkansas. Too much raw talent that can't be fixed. Dude is more sizzle than steak.

He’s a Will LB or SS. Play him in the Star and be done with it. OL will continue to neutralize him at MLB. Every big running team we play will take him out of the game until we make the switch. We won’t see it though, it’s a shame.

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Seemed to be dominating in camp

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Nothing is more useless for predicting how someone will play in real games than a camp report.

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He's lost on defense a lot of the time. He doesn't read well. He reacts well but can be fooled really easily. He's easy to block and offensive players can get leverage on him pretty easy. He has terrible anticipation skills. His high school coach made a similar comment about him being off the charts athletically but needed to learn how to play the game.

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All of this. He's pure athleticism but still seems to be lost trying to play a traditional LB role. He lacks a lot of skill as a pass rusher other than just speed. Honestly, he probably needs to come back one more year to try and improve.

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I'm starting to get a feeling that Kelly has a hard on for veteran guys that've been around.

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He pulled the same shite with Weeks last year and we were all scratching our heads wondering why he barely played for 3 straight games.

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I mean watching the tape that Carter put on Youtube, he kinda looks like he is just running around doing whatever he wants. Its a pretty big problem.

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Kelly said he was trying to do too much instead of his own job. That can be corrected easily. A lot of these guys feel like they have to compensate for others, and he has the speed to do it, so he tries to a lot. If the man follows his assignment, he can get way better on the field.